Luperosoma

Luperosoma
Luperosoma marginatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Luperini
Genus: Luperosoma
Jacoby, 1891
Synonyms[1]
  • Deuterobrotica Bechyné, 1958

Luperosoma is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in North America and the Neotropics.[1][2][3]

Species

The following genera are included in Luperosoma:[2]

  1. Luperosoma amplicorne (Baly, 1886)
  2. Luperosoma atlanta (Bechyne, 1956)
  3. Luperosoma bechynei (Blake, 1966)
  4. Luperosoma koepckei (Bechyne & Bechyne, 1962)
  5. Luperosoma latifrons (Bechyne, 1958)
  6. Luperosoma marginatum Jacoby, 1891
  7. Luperosoma nigricolle Blake, 1966
  8. Luperosoma nigrum Blake
  9. Luperosoma parallelum (Horn, 1893)
  10. Luperosoma parvulum (Jacoby, 1888)
  11. Luperosoma schwarzi (Horn, 1896)
  12. Luperosoma subsulcatum (Horn, 1893)
  13. Luperosoma vittatum Blake

References

  1. ^ a b "Luperosoma Jacoby, 1891". GBIF. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  2. ^ a b "Luperosoma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

  • Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Seeno, Terry N. (2003). Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Special Publication No. 1. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0-9726087-1-8.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.